Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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469. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if advice will be provided to a person (details supplied) in respect of a visa matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41636/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to by the Deputy held a Stamp 2 immigration permission which expired on 29 September 2024.

A Stamp 2 immigration permission is granted to all international non-EEA students regardless of whether they are undertaking an English language course or a third level programme. For a person to be granted a Stamp 2 permission, the course they are enrolled in must be listed on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP) which is available on the Immigration Service Delivery website.

The maximum time a person can do English language courses is two years. This consists of three courses of eight months duration each. If the person concerned wishes to obtain a further immigration permission as a non-EEA national student, they are required to progress to a higher education programme listed on the ILEP in order to qualify.

It also remains open to the person concerned to apply for an employment permit from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Should they be successful in obtaining employment and securing the appropriate employment permit from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, they will then be able to register on a Stamp 1 immigration permission.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility at IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie, which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Question process. The Deputy may consider using the email service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.